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Federal Updates (EEOC, OFCCP, ODEP)

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March 2, 2022 – 1:30PM – 2:30PM

Various disability legislation exists to ensure employees with disabilities (EWD) have equal access to perform core job functions, from the hiring process to the use of all internal systems and communication within an enterprise, which include requests for accommodation, training and Helpdesk support. While there have been great advances in Assistive Technology (AT) for persons with disabilities providing greater access to IT systems and electronic documents, providing seamless support to the employee with a disability to ensure equal access, can be daunting for enterprises. Ensuring equal access requires extensive planning, support, and continual monitoring. Based on its decades-long experience working in enterprise environments with EWD, management and Helpdesk support, iYellow Access is presenting a series of webinars to help enterprises understand the expertise and processes needed to fully support their employees with disabilities.

In this webinar, iYellow Access' Director of Training, Jeff Ermold and Harris Rosensweig, Director of Accessibility will address best practices in supporting employees with existing disabilities and those who obtain disabilities while on the job who need or use AT.

The following topics will be discussed:

Check out Leidos’ EEO & HR Compliance Manager requisition!

As the leading regional business on disability inclusion, it seems critical to provide our employers with important information on COVID 19. Check out the listings on our website. Contact us if you have others to add!

Thanks to an acquisition in the remote workspace, Zoom's breakout rooms will soon use algorithms to match employees.

If one startup has its way, the spontaneous watercooler conversation will soon have a place in the world of remote work.

Twine, a startup that builds digital networking tools, recently acquired Glimpse, a San Francisco-based remote work startup. That will enable Twine to offer Glimpse's "speed matching" tool, which uses algorithms to strategically place participants into breakout conversations during virtual events and meetings. The technology will soon be available as a free add-on to Zoom.

Twine co-founder and CEO Lawrence Coburn believes the platform, called Twine for Zoom, will help companies re-create the natural conversations that happen around the office. "Our thesis is that remote work is here to stay," he says. "But the problem with remote work is that everybody is working in a silo. We believe there's something valuable and important about people knowing others at their company--what they're working on, but also something about them personally."

Twine for Zoom will offer companies tools for strategically creating social breakouts at all-hands meetings, company socials, onboarding events, and other virtual gatherings. In one mode, organizers can tag employees according to their roles or departments, or sort them into categories like mentors/mentees or executives/new hires. Twine's algorithm then creates breakout rooms of the chosen size. 

Please join our group of inspired employers looking to include neurodiverse talent!!!

Our program provides employers the opportunity to build a talented, inclusive and diverse workplace. The satisfaction rate of employers who partner with us has been uniformly outstanding. Young people with learning disabilities ensure a bottom line benefit and provide a capable and committed workforce.

Research shows that individuals with disabilities consistently perform as well as or better than those without disabilities and receive positive performance ratings. Additionally, by employing young people with learning disabilities, employers derive benefits from a commitment to active corporate responsibility.

As America’s employers and workers continue to navigate a new employment landscape amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the media has been highlighting a number of important workforce issues, such as disability equity and inclusion. EARN is pleased to have been cited as a resource in several of these pieces, including two nationally syndicated CNBC articles. The first explored how hybrid work environments have created more opportunities for people with disabilities, and the other highlighted the key role accessible technology plays in achieving greater workplace inclusion of people with disabilities.

State Policies on Workers’ Mental Health Needs and the Pandemic

In collaboration with the State Exchange on Employment & Disability, the Council of State Governments published a report on “Addressing the Mental Health Needs of Workers Throughout and Beyond the COVID-19 Pandemic.”

The report was informed by SEED’s COVID-19 Policy Collaborative for an Inclusive Recovery. It provides a range of policy and program options for states to consider as they enhance workers’ mental health supports and address the negative impacts of mental health conditions on the workforce.

Employers interested in applying for the 2022 HIRE Vets Medallion Award Program, are now able to create an account on HIREVets.gov!

The HIRE Vets Medallion Award is a great way to show your continued commitment to recruiting, employing and retaining America’s veterans. The award is based on a number of criteria, ranging from veteran hiring and retention to providing veteran-specific resources — with requirements varying for large, medium and small employers.

Application resources, including sample applications and a list of frequently asked questions, are also available on HIREVets.gov to help you get ready to apply.

Gain a competitive edge with the enhanced NOD 2022 Employment Tracker featuring:

Submission of the Tracker by the March 11 deadline is a requirement to be considered for the NOD Leading Disability Employer Seal and the DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity.

nTIDE Lunch & Learn Season 7 - Episode 3

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Important Update: Due to record-high COVID-19 cases driven by the omicron variant, we have decided to change the structure of this year’s annual disability statistic events. Please read through this carefully as information has changed.

Cost: Free | Link to Register

This online event is hosted by the University of New Hampshire, Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Disability Statistics and Demographics (StatsRRTC). StatsRRTC strives to be inclusive, accessible and enables everyone to fully engage. Live captioning, CART, and ASL interpretation are available for all attendees. Contact Karen.Volle@unh.edu to request an accommodation or for inquiries about accessibility.

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Tuesday, March 22, 2022, 3:00 - 4:30 pm (ET)

Demand for workplace talent is high. Remote work opportunities may be with us to stay. These conditions offer new opportunities for expanded access to workforce activities for people with disabilities.   

To ensure that workforce programs are ready to meet this demand and can support jobseekers and career changers equitably, programs often need to draw on a range of different funding sources. The ability to blend, sequence, or braid funding with other resources becomes an essential ingredient to support employment, equity, and inclusion. Yet, each source of funding usually comes with specific goals, target populations, and performance indicators.

In this federal interagency webinar hosted by the LEAD Center, state practitioners across the workforce system will discuss how they successfully applied innovative, collaborative resource sharing that benefits both businesses and jobseekers with disabilities.

The 2022 National ILG Conference will take place in in Boston, Massachusetts July 25 - 28, 2022 and our theme is, “Be the Beacon of Change”! . Register Now.

TransCen and the Mid-Atlantic ADA Center, in collaboration with the Great Plains ADA Center, will host ADAcon, the 29th Annual Mid-Atlantic Conference on the Americans with Disabilities Act!

Hilton Alexandria Mark Center, Alexandria, Virginia

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“Cultivate workforces and workplaces where talent with disabilities are recruited, included, promoted, retained and valued as both internal talent and innovative vendors.”

In these ongoing unprecedented times, non-profits face the situation of limited funding. The DC Metro Chapter is no different. As we continue to provide education and resources with the newsletters and free virtual programming, your support is needed now more than ever. Please consider a donation to support our mission in support of our monthly efforts! As most of us are shopping virtually these, days, please shop on Amazon Smile!

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